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We woke earlier today and headed to the Millars apartment for a 9am breakfast. Andrew & Co had gone to way too much trouble. It was better than any breakfasts we have had so far. Pastries, Bircher museli with fresh strawberries, fruit, scrambled eggs & toast. It was DELICIOUS!

After breakfast Leana, Meg, Andie, Lily & I headed to the shops and spent most of our christmas, spending money, left over birthday money & the money our ...

... Andrew to come in from work and spend our time researching the next two weeks of the trip. Lily has a sleep and enjoys her play time.The boys come home and have decided to brave the cold water and go for a surf. Dan is excited. He never imagined that he would be surfing in Spain.Andrew lends him his brand new wetsuit that he got for Christmas - on one condition. (All the surfers know what that was!) ...

... up to another plaza and stand in the sun to eat our morning tea. We walk back to their apartment and enjoy a delicious slow cooked beef stroganoff and vegies for lunch. It is so nice to enjoy a home cooked meal and finally be sitting at their table.

After lunch Dan and Reid go for a long bike ride to check the surf and explore the area. Tyler, Meg and Andie head to ...

... us, that their friends had been in for the past month. We are due to arrive by 10pm. She is going to sort our accomodation and keep our arrival secret, so we can surprise Andrew and the kids. We will contact her again at our dinner stop.We cross the border into Spain, the 11th country we have visited in 6 weeks ( including Monaco & Vatican City). The landscape changes along with the language and toll booths.

... country in an apartment with a family I don't know, basic stuff yeah? Oviedo is sorta unique in the way things work here. For one, ************e speaks English. My host brother speaks it only because he lives in Germany and had to speak it there. But other than that, my host parents don't understand a single word of it apparently. So that's been a challenge. Also, the family norms here are very different to me. Especially ...